2 Samuel 11:25 Meaning and Explanation
“Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.”
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Read Full Chapter →David tells Joab not to be troubled, since the sword strikes anyone, and to press the siege.
What Does 2 Samuel 11:25 Mean?
David sends back a cool reply: let it not trouble Joab, for the sword devours one as well as another. He urges the siege onward and tells the general to take heart, as if nothing unusual has occurred.
The words are chilling in their composure. David shrugs off a murder he ordered as the random toll of war, and even comforts the man who carried it out. Sin can make the conscience eerily calm, dressing guilt in the language of fate. Yet the very next words of the narrative break that calm. What David calls the way of the sword, God calls by its true name, and no smooth saying can move the displeasure of the Lord.
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What does 2 Samuel 11:25 mean?
David tells Joab not to be troubled, since the sword strikes anyone, and to press the siege.